Food Pantry

Had an assignment at a food drive today and met the Yorch family. After talking and hanging with them for a little, I decided to follow them home.

Thomas Yorch, of Midland, talks on the phone with his son, who is in the Marine Corps in Afghanistan, while wife Rachel Yorch sorts through food acquired from the Midland County Emergency Food Pantry Thursday afternoon. The mobile pantry was at Trinity Lutheran Church passing out food to supplement the needs of 300 households. After 16 years as a plumber in Greenwood, S.C., the Thomas and Rachel Yorch moved to Midland for medical care for Thomas, whose kidneys shutdown over 3-and-a-half years ago and has been waiting for a transplant. "There's a constant need," Thomas said, who is continually paying medical bills due to dialysis treatments three times a week. Despite searching for a job, Thomas suspects his medical condition prevents employers from hiring him, making Rachel's job the only source of income. The Yorch's said the household of three, including a son still in high school, receives $80 per month in food stamps, which is based on income.